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| ▲ Justice Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman Eun-mi Kang and attendees held a press conference for the third new town condemning illegal farmland trade and urged a full investigation on the actual condition of farmland ownership held in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 11th. He is doing a performance condemning acquisition. | |
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Article 234 of the Criminal Procedure Act (Prosecution)
② If a public official believes that there is a crime in performing his/her duties, he/she shall prosecute.
This means that any government official who discovers a crime must be prosecuted. The whole country is noisy to punish the speculation of LH (Korea Land and Housing Corporation) employees. Police confiscated the homes of 13 employees accused of speculation and banned them from leaving the country for violating anti-corruption laws.
The Special Investigation Division of the National Police Headquarters has been expanded and reorganized into a joint government special investigation headquarters where the National Tax Service and the Financial Services Commission participate under the direction of Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun. It is said that emergency related agency meetings will also be held in which the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Public Administration and Security, the Commissioner of the National Police Agency, and the acting prosecutor general are attending. The mayors of Gwangmyeong City and Siheung City bowed their heads, saying they would “disciplinary punishment and punishment, such as punishment and accusations based on the principle of zero tolerance.”
However, it seems that there is no intention to punish any violations of the farmland law and the prohibition of commercial business. It seems that there is no intention of punishing public officials who issued certificates of farmland acquisition to LH Corporation employees by writing false official documents.
Farmland owners of more than 300 pyeong, 22 people in the power of the people-25 people from the Democratic Party
On the 11th, Kim Jong-in, Chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, immediately accepted the proposal of the Democratic Party leader Kim Tae-nyeon to conduct a thorough investigation of the real estate transactions of 300 members of the National Assembly. If so, you should first look at whether or not farmland is being consumed.
Earlier on February 1, farmers’ organizations such as Gyeongsil-ryeon and former farmers jointly held a’Press Conference for the Announcement of Farmland Ownership Survey for the 21st National Assembly Members.
According to data, 76 out of 300 lawmakers own farmland. Among them, 22 people (total area 775 pyeong) and 25 Democrats (total area 35,308 pyeong) are the owners of farmland of 300 pyeong or more, which are subject to the Farmland Act and the Agricultural and Fishery Management Act. (As of March 26, 2020 for re-election, etc., and as of August 28, 2020 for new/re-registration, etc.)
Farmers who cultivate more than 300 pyeong of farmland must voluntarily register their agricultural management information with the Agricultural Products Quality Management Service every year to receive financing or subsidies related to agriculture. It is also a prerequisite for using agricultural duty-free oil, receiving a direct payment, or receiving a subsidy of 2700 won per bag of compost.
Just because a member of the National Assembly is an elected civil servant and owning more than 300 pyeong of farmland is not illegal, but it is sufficient to check the timing and process of acquisition.
A lawmaker who owns more than 3,000 pyeong of farmland in his/her name seems to be in violation of the Farmland Law. This is because under the current law, a person who does not farm cannot own farmland of 3,000 pyeong or more in any case, except in cases where it is entrusted to the Korea Rural Community Corporation or other persons prescribed by Presidential Decree to lease or use it for free.
Article 6 of the Farmland Act (Restriction on Ownership of Farmland) ① Farmland cannot be owned by a person who uses or uses it for his or her own agricultural management.
Article 7 of the Farmland Act (Upper Limit of Farmland Ownership) ① A person who acquires farmland through inheritance and does not conduct agricultural management may own up to 10,000 square meters of the inherited farmland.
Before that, on October 19, 2020, Gyeongsil-ryon and the National Federation of Farmers’ Associations held a joint press conference to announce the survey on the status of farmland ownership of high-ranking public officials in the Moon Jae-in administration. Of the 1862 high-ranking government officials, 719 farmland owners (including spouses) said that 38.6% own farmland. As of the 11th, a large number of high-ranking officials mentioned in the table above have been replaced, so new personnel need to be verified.
At that time, there were 25 owners of farmland of 300 pyeong or more, which can be confirmed at the press conference. Among them, those who own farmland in their own name, who are not fishermen, are suspected of violating the prohibition of commercial business under the Farmland Act and Public Officials Act. In particular, one person who owns a farmland of more than 3,000 pyeong in the name of himself and his spouse must check the correct area and whether it has been entrusted to the Korea Rural Community Corporation or other persons prescribed by Presidential Decree.
It seems that the illegal acts of public officials that are visible to farmers who have never majored in law are not visible to the eyes of public officials who have passed the bar exam.
2008 Direct Payment Penalty Has Been Fleeting… There Is No Time To Command Investigation Rights
The prosecution, who did not conduct any investigations even after lawmakers and high-ranking officials were disclosed for violating the farmland law, regrets that they were unable to investigate due to the case of dumping of farmland by employees of LH Corporation. The reason that the direct payment crisis in 2008 ended in a hurry is because public officials investigated the crimes of public officials.
The world has changed. It is not the era when traffic police cracked down on traffic violations and speeding on the road, but imposed fines using CCTV pictures. Agricultural management registration, a system in which farmers who cultivate farmland of 300 pyeong or more in order to receive financing or subsidies related to agriculture, voluntarily register annually with the Agricultural Products Quality Management Service after consenting to the use of personal information and the provision and use of personal information to a third party on their own. I am playing the role of CCTV.
By comparing the list of public officials and employees of public institutions in the fully computerized agricultural management registry from 2009, administrative measures such as farmland disposition orders and disciplinary actions can be immediately implemented prior to judicial decisions. Rather than creating a new organization or delaying time for investigation rights, we are urged to take administrative measures by comparing the list of public officials and employees of public institutions with the Register of Agricultural Management.
[관련 기사]
All the farmers know, what the LH employees did illegally (http://omn.kr/1sbju)
A sure way to look at real estate speculation officials (http://omn.kr/1scj4)